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Robert Rock (born 6 April 1977) is an English professional golfer. He played on the European Tour from 2003 to 2022. He has won twice on the tour, the 2011 BMW Italian Open and the 2012 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. He lost to Irish amateur Shane Lowry in a playoff at the 2009 3 Irish Open, but still collected the first prize of €500,000.
Rock won his maiden European Tour title at the BMW Italian Open in Turin in June 2011. He won by one stroke over Gary Boyd and Thorbjørn Olesen despite a final round 62 from Olesen. He made his U.S. Open debut the following week, having qualified via a European sectional qualifying event. Because of difficulties in obtaining a visa, he only arrived in the United States at 3:30am on the Thursday morning, less than 12 hours before the start of his round. US Open - Rock Has Memorable Journey To Congressional Despite this, he managed an under-par opening round of 70 and finished tied for 23rd place at 3 under par.
Rock won his second European Tour title at the 2012 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, finishing one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy. Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - Leaderboard He entered the final round at 11 under par, tied for the lead with Tiger Woods, but outshone the American on Sunday to shoot a 2 under round of 70 to claim victory. After the win he rose to a career-high 55 in the world rankings.
Since his 2012 win, his best finish has been a runner-up finish behind Paul Casey in the 2013 Irish Open.
He was well known as one of the few professional golfers that did not wear a hat while he played, despite the sponsorship income it can bring. New York Times - Golfer Robert Rock Has a Head for the Game, but No Hat However, ValueLicensing became the first company to sponsor his cap in 2016, although it was a flat cap not a traditional golfers hat that he wears.
On 6 July 2019, Rock shot a 10-under-par 60 at Lahinch Golf Club in the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. This score set an Irish Open record and a Rolex Series record. Rock had 35 feet left for eagle from the fringe at Lahinch's par-5 18th hole, but missed just left. Rock, who shot 7-under 29 on the back nine, was 13 under for the championship and led Rafa Cabrera-Bello (63) and Eddie Pepperell (66) by a shot entering the event's final round. Rock shot a final round 70 and finished the event tied for 4th.
In October 2022, Rock announced his retirement from professional golf.
His most recent win came at Royal Birkdale at the 2023 Merseyside Open on the European Players Tour with a winning score of −4.
| 1 | 12 Jun 2011 | BMW Italian Open | −21 (64-68-68-67=267) | 1 stroke | Gary Boyd, Thorbjørn Olesen |
| 2 | 29 Jan 2012 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | −13 (69-70-66-70=275) | 1 stroke | Rory McIlroy |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| 1 | 2009 | 3 Irish Open | Shane Lowry (a) | Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 1 | 2003 | Ryder Cup Wales Challenge | Robert Coles, Sam Walker, Craig Williams | Williams won with birdie on first extra hole |
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| The Open Championship | T67 | T16 | CUT | ||
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| U.S. Open | T23 | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T7 | T38 | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
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| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament
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| WGC-Match Play | R32 | |
| WGC-Championship | T24 | |
| WGC-Invitational | T71 | |
| Champions | T33 | T72 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
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